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Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 2/2019

01-06-2019 | Obesity

Nutritional and non-nutritional agents that stimulate white adipose tissue browning

Authors: F. Concha, G. Prado, J. Quezada, A. Ramirez, N. Bravo, C. Flores, J. J. Herrera, N. Lopez, D. Uribe, L. Duarte-Silva, P. Lopez-Legarrea, Diego F. Garcia-Diaz

Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders | Issue 2/2019

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Abstract

Obesity is a public health problem present in both developed and developing countries. The white adipose tissue (WAT) is the main deposit of lipids when there is an excess of energy. Its pathological growth is directly linked to the development of obesity and to a wide number of comorbidities, such as insulin-resistance, cardiovascular disease, among others. In this scenario, it becomes imperative to develop new approaches to the treatment and prevention of obesity and its comorbidities. It has been documented that the browning of WAT could be a suitable strategy to tackle the obesity epidemic that is developing worldwide. Currently there is an intense search for bioactive compounds with anti-obesity properties, which present the particular ability to generate thermogenesis in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) or beige. The present study provide recent information of the bioactive nutritional compounds capable of inducing thermogenesis and therefore capable of generate positive effects on health.
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Metadata
Title
Nutritional and non-nutritional agents that stimulate white adipose tissue browning
Authors
F. Concha
G. Prado
J. Quezada
A. Ramirez
N. Bravo
C. Flores
J. J. Herrera
N. Lopez
D. Uribe
L. Duarte-Silva
P. Lopez-Legarrea
Diego F. Garcia-Diaz
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Keywords
Obesity
Obesity
Published in
Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1389-9155
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2606
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-019-09495-y

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